Election 2020: Super Tuesday in Jackson County

A version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4, 2020 edition with a shared by-line with Dave Russell  Super Tuesday 2020 came and went in Jackson County, across North Carolina and in 13 other states and American Samoa. Jackson County saw 9,243 residents (of 27,786 registered voters, or 33.26 percent) cast […]

Election 2020: Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday, March 3, is the biggest day of the primary campaign and crucial for the Democratic presidential candidates. Fourteen states from Virginia to California, Tennessee to Texas, as well as North Carolina are up for grabs. These states have significant black, Latino and Asian populations that can be an important factor in who will get […]

Super Twos-day: Both front-runners extend leads

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump extended their leads over rivals in the presidential primary race on Super Tuesday, the first multi-state primary of the year. “Last night I don’t think there were too many big surprises,” said Dr. Todd Collins, Public Policy Institute Director at Western Carolina University. “Trump was ahead in most of the […]